Explores questions surrounding religion's role in contemporary public life. Illustrates that absolute answers to questions about the complex relationship between religious faith and American democracy often obscure as much as they illuminate. Contributors represent a variety of religious and political perspectives. Dionne is senior fellow in governmental studies at the Brookings Institution and a columnist for the Washington Post, contributor to NPR. DiIulio is professor of politics, religion, and civil society, and professor of political science, at the University of Pennsylvania; a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute..
